Site

Temperature (˚C)

Salinity (psu)

Density (kg∙m⁻³)

Mean

STD

Mean

STD

Mean

STD

T1

26.931

0.021

40.486

0.009

26.879

0.013

T2

27.048

0.007

40.443

0.001

26.809

0.002

T3

27.225

0.008

40.485

0.005

26.783

0.006

T4

27.036

0.016

40.469

0.013

26.833

0.015

T5

26.975

0.001

40.500

0002

26.875

0.001

T6

26.961

0.005

40.518

0.001

26.893

0.002

T7

27.060

0.002

40.499

0.002

26.847

0.002

T 8

27.125

0.004

40.504

0.003

26.830

0.004

T 9

27.090

0.003

40.503

0.002

26.840

0.002

T 10

27.073

0.028

40.508

0.003

26.850

0.009

T 11

26.544

0.003

40.522

0.001

27.032

0.001

T 12

26.947

0.143

41.002

0.284

27.264

0.225

T 13

27.293

0.022

40.416

0.021

26.708

0.023

T 14

27.162

0.008

40.490

0.004

26.807

0.004

T 15

27.390

0.009

40.503

0.017

26.742

0.015

T 16

26.883

0.036

40.642

0.099

27.013

0.070

T 17

27.220

0.003

40.527

0.020

26.816

0.017

T 18

27.111

0.012

40.572

0.030

26.885

0.019

T 19

27.169

0.011

40.511

0.006

26.820

0.008

Kruskal Wallis Test (Among sites at Bottom)

Temperature (˚C)

Salinity (psu)

Density (kg/m³)

Chi-Square

18

18

18

Degrees of freedom

18

18

18

p-value

0.456

0.456

0.456